South Carolina playground shooting: Teen charged with murder

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Two children and a teacher were shot by a gunman at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina, an official with Anderson County Emergency Services told reporters Wednesday afternoon.

South Carolina playground shooting: Teen charged with murder

Two children and a teacher were shot by a gunman at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina, an official with Anderson County Emergency Services told reporters Wednesday afternoon.

By Faith Karimi and Jason Hanna

CNN

(CNN) — A South Carolina teen suspected of killing his father before shooting and injuring children and a teacher at a school playground was charged in the case Friday, as one of the wounded students fought for his life.

The 14-year-old suspect was charged in family court in Anderson with murder and three counts of attempted murder. CNN is not naming him because he is a minor, and it is not yet clear whether the case will be heard in adult court.

Authorities say they believe the teen fatally shot his father in their Townville home, and then opened fire Wednesday at the playground at Townville Elementary School, southwest of Greenville, wounding two children and a teacher.

6-year-old suffers brain injury

Jacob Hall, 6, was one of the injured. He is in critical condition and fighting for his life, relatives said.

In a statement, a doctor treating Jacob said he suffered a major brain injury.

“Jacob was shot in the leg. The bullet hit his femoral artery, causing massive blood loss, which led to cardiopulmonary arrest,” Dr. Keith Webb of the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital said. “He has undergone surgery and a number of procedures to try to stabilize his condition.”

Describing the boy’s battle to survive, the first-grader’s family said, “We are hanging on every second.”